1. 按
  2. 下

按

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  • 573rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
按→
扌安
2Radical
按→
扌hand宀roof女woman
3Graphical
按→
亅二冖丶㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. àn (an4)to press • to push • to leave aside or shelve • to control • to restrain • to keep one's hand on • to check or refer to • according to • in the light of • (of an editor or author) to make a comment

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 按 àn (an4)The component 安 is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

按摩 
按键 (按鍵)

Uncommon

按下 
按压 (按壓)
按时 (按時)
按照 
按钮 (按鈕)

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下

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  • 42nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
下→
一卜
2Radical
下→
一one卜divination
3Graphical
下→
一丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (xia4)down • downwards • below • lower • later • next (week etc) • second (of two parts) • to decline • to go down • to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

下 also appears in:
吓丐虾忑

Example Words

Common

一下 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Uncommon

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下场 (下場)
下属 (下屬)
下巴 
下手 
下班 
下课 (下課)
下跌 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
停下 
剩下 
地下 
坐下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
手下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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